Tue 26 Sep 2006
Posted by Travelman under Cruises
| Visited 642 Times
As a cruise ship ages, it can expect three possible outcomes: a major makeover, transfer to another line, or passage to a junkyard. Royal Caribbean announced today that the Empress of the Seas—one of the oldest and smallest ships in the fleet—can expect the second fate. It will be transferred to the Pullmantur fleet in 2008.
The 2,020-passenger
Empress of the Seas
debuted in June 1990 and was refurbished in May 2004. Its last voyage as a Royal Caribbean ship will take place on March 7, 2008. If you’re booked on a sailing after this date, expect a call from Royal Caribbean or your travel agent to switch your reservation to a different ship.
Pullmantur has not announced a new name for the ship or given any itinerary details. Fans of the
Empress
may be happy to know that as Royal Caribbean recently purchased the Spanish cruise line, the nearly-20-year-old ship will remain close to its former fleetmates.
- Virgin America Rewrites (Some) Mileage Program Rules
- New Northwest Mileage Enhancement Raises Question of Program's Future
- From Starwood: Cash in Hotel Points for Airline Flights
- White Sand Dunes, Red Sand Dunes, Dune Slides and More Dunes!
- So... I guess that's it!
- 2 Weeks to go! Ciao Baby t-shirts
- Go Packers... Brett Favre is #1!!! Well, Almost!
- Beware the "Convenience" of Budget Airlines
- Mainland Greece's top stops
- A Culinary Paradise in Oaxaca
- Beauty Treatment Review: The Salon at Wynn Encore Resort, Las Vegas
- Coming to Your Inbox: Frequent Flyer Award Alerts
- Family Travel Tips for the Busy Holiday Season
- Southwest Puts Miles-for-Dining on the Menu
- Travel Tips for Those With Mobility Problems
- Senator Implores Airlines to Reduce Fuel Surcharges
- Marriott Will Shed Blackouts but Not Limits on Award Availability
- Destination Belize: The Perfect Combination of Adventure and Comfort
- No More Minimum Frequent Flyer Miles for American Customers
- Expedia and Virgin America Join Forces, Offer Secret Sale
- From United: Yet Another Way to Buy Frequent Flyer Miles
- American Will Charge Cash for Domestic Upgrades
- The Shanghai Diaries: A Trip to Earthquake-Torn Sichuan Province
- All-inclusive resorts can offer good value
- Check rental car age limits before booking
- Southwest's high holiday fares draw customers' ire
- Delta imposes fuel surcharge for award tickets
- The airlines are a laughing matter
- United to charge for first checked bag
When I originally commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get four emails with the same comment. Is there any way you can remove me from that service?Thanks
Thanks for the cool blog, it’s nice to read things that makes sense or have a point unlike a lot of geberish blogs. I do read a lot of those too
sometimes it’s just fun. Keep it coming.
Nice blog, not like some boring ones. I had a good read, Thnx! Will keep an eye out for more of your blogs.
Hi. I genuinely liked reading your current blog post!. Top quality content. I might recommend you to do posts even more regularly. Using this method, having this kind of a valuable website I think that you may rank better in the search engines
. I also subscribed to your Rss. Continue this very good job!
ocljlwijlmcds
I’m kinda interested in the subject too, so I hope you come out with more of the same stuff.